Southern Company Gas Methane Challenge Partner Profile
Natural Gas STAR Partner (1993 - 2022) | Methane Challenge Partner (2016 - 2024)
Southern Company Gas is a member of the ONE Future Coalition and has joined the Methane Challenge program as a ONE Future commitment option Partner. As a member of Methane Challenge, Southern Company Gas will report detailed data on methane emissions and voluntary methane reductions across its operations to Methane Challenge annually and the dataset will be available on this page.
As a ONE Future commitment option Partner, Southern Company Gas has committed to achieve a certain ONE Future emission intensity rate by 2025. Progress towards achieving this commitment will also be published on this page. Note that the ONE Future emissions intensity metric is defined by the ONE Future coalition in its emissions intensity protocol and was not developed or verified by EPA. All emission intensity values displayed on this page were calculated by the ONE Future coalition, using the coalition's methodologies. Please visit the ONE Future Coalition's website for more information on the emission intensity targets and calculation methodologies.
At the bottom of this page, you will also find the voluntary methane reductions that Southern Company Gas has achieved in the program.
Methane Challenge Data: Data submitted by Southern Company Gas can be found in the Methane Challenge ONE Future Dataset at the bottom of this page.
Methane Challenge Documents: Southern Company Gas submitted the following documents as part of its Methane Challenge partnership:
Distribution
| Year | ONE Future Emission Intensity (%) | Target ONE Future Emission Intensity and Year (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.135 | -1 |
| 2018 | 0.135 | -1 |
| 2019 | 0.135 | -1 |
| 2020 | 0 | -1 |
| 2021 | 0 | -1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.44 |
| Commitment Details | Company Selection |
|---|---|
| Segment: | Distribution |
| Target Year: | 2022* |
| Target ONE Future Emission Intensity : | 0.44% |
| Current ONE Future Emission Intensity: | 0.14% |
Graph shows: The blue bars show Southern Company Gas' annual ONE Future emissions intensity rate. Southern Company Gas' commitment went through 2025. However, because EPA ended the Methane Challenge Partnership and will no longer collect data for 2023 or future years, the green star is used to represent the target emission intensity (0.44%) on 2022, the final reporting year. Note that all ONE Future emission intensity values displayed on this page were calculated by the ONE Future coalition, using the coalition's methodologies, and were not developed or verified by the EPA.
Methane Reductions
| Year | Methane Reductions (MTCO2eq) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 23734.48 |
| 2018 | 5496.96 |
| 2019 | 2343.88 |
| 2020 | 7099.2246332 |
| 2021 | 13806.577792 |
| 2022 | 0 |
Since joining the Methane Challenge program, Southern Company Gas has achieved the following methane emissions reductions, which are also expressed in terms of carbon dioxide equivalents and the value of the amount of natural gas saved:
- Methane emissions reductions: 1,874 metric tons
- Reductions in carbon dioxide equivalents: 52,481 metric tons
- Natural gas savings: $390,485*
*Natural gas savings assumes a natural gas price of $4.00 per thousand cubic feet, based on the average of daily Henry Hub Natural Gas Spot Prices in 2021, rounded to the nearest dollar
Methane Challenge Program – ONE Future Dataset
The Methane Challenge dataset for the ONE Future Commitment Option can be downloaded below.
Please refer to the Methane Challenge ONE Future Commitment Option Data Dictionary for assistance in using the data download spreadsheet.
*ONE Future Commitment Option Data Review Process
For 2017 - 2021 data, EPA conducted a basic review of the data elements related to voluntary emissions reductions. In subsequent years, EPA plans to expand data review to include other data elements.
In future data reporting cycles, Partners may update and resubmit data that was previously submitted, as needed. Resubmitted data will be included in the next program data publication.
Methane Challenge Accomplishments Calculation Methods
This document describes how EPA analyzes Partner-submitted data to calculate Methane Challenge program ‘accomplishments’; specifically, the partner commitment progress metrics shown on each Partner Profile webpage as well as Methane Challenge program-level methane reductions.
Methane Challenge Accomplishments Calculation Methods (pdf)
This document does not describe how Methane Challenge Partners calculate the data they report to EPA. Those calculation methods are detailed in the Methane Challenge Technical Documents.
Pursuant to 5 CFR § 2635.702(c)(2), names are displayed here as the result of recognition for achievement given under an agency program of recognition for accomplishment in support of the agency’s mission. Any reference to a specific company or commercial product or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, company, or otherwise does not constitute or imply the endorsement or recommendation of EPA.
About the Methane Challenge Program
The Methane Challenge Program provides a new mechanism through which U.S. oil and gas companies can make more specific and transparent commitments to reducing methane emissions. Partner companies choose between two commitment options to cost-effectively reduce methane emissions. For background information on the Methane Challenge program, please check out the Methane Challenge Program Fact Sheet (pdf) .
Best Management Practice (BMP) Commitment
The BMP Commitment is intended to spur near-term, widespread implementation of methane mitigation activities across the oil and natural gas value chain to address methane emissions from key emitting sources. By committing to address an emission source, the partner is committing to implement a BMP on all such sources in their operations. Progress towards a commitment is generally indicated by the percent of sources to which the partner has implemented a BMP as part of the Methane Challenge. Commitments for a few sources are instead based on achieving a target rate (of equipment replacement or methane emission reductions).
Learn more about the BMP Commitment in the
Methane Challenge Program Best Management Practice Commitment Framework (pdf)
.
ONE Future Emissions Intensity Commitment
The ONE Future Commitment is intended to drive action to achieve segment-specific intensity targets, established through the ONE Future Partnership, which will represent emissions per volume produced or volume of throughput and add up to a 1% or less “leakage rate” along the natural gas value chain by 2025.
Learn more about the ONE Future Emissions Intensity Commitment in the
Methane Challenge Program ONE Future Emissions Intensity Commitment Framework (pdf)
Learn more about the ONE Future Partnership